The new community/public health nurse was very enthusiastic about giving care to the community's residents. What should the nurse do when asked to attend a city council meeting?
A. Appreciate the opportunity to meet the policy makers in the community.
B. Clarify which agenda item was relevant to the agency and its purpose.
C. Insist on dedicating the nurse's time toward giving care, not observing politics.
D. Point out that the nurse's caseload was too heavy to waste time in such a way.
Question 2
The new community/public health nurse was asked to document the conclusions of the agency's evaluation of its programs. What precautions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.
A. Always intermingle compliments to your fellow staff concerning their expertise.
B. Be sensitive to local ethnic and cultural groups in use of terms and discussion of behaviors.
C. Imagine that very powerful and influential persons will read the report.
D. Include an executive report for those who will not read a long document.
E. Use very professional language and include statistical analysis of the findings.
F. Very negative findings can be worded in a positive way for community residents.
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